Daniel A. Valenzuela

Associate

As a registered patent attorney and litigator, Daniel Valenzuela delivers problem-solving skills, legal strategies, and zealous advocacy to meet clients’ objectives. He has practiced law for over a decade with a focus on complex patent litigation across the country and post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

OVERVIEW

EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

INSIGHTS & EVENTS

OVERVIEW

As a registered patent attorney and litigator, Daniel Valenzuela delivers problem-solving skills, legal strategies, and zealous advocacy to meet clients’ objectives. He has practiced law for over a decade with a focus on complex patent litigation across the country and post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

In his litigation experience, Daniel has taken the lead in motion practice, invalidity contentions, discovery disputes, depositions, claim constructions, hearings, and trials. He has also represented multiple clients in reexaminations and inter partes reviews (IPRs), one in particular resulted in preparing an opposition brief to an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court with a favorable outcome.

Further, Daniel has handled patent prosecution issues for smart card technology involving biometric authentication and other security features to prevent identity theft. He also has analyzed multiple patents relating to computer software and hardware for licenses and provided strategic direction on the protection of intellectual property for soft-drink bottling technology.

Daniel has also represented several pro bono clients in federal and state courts, where he has obtained positive resolutions. This work included breach of contract cases where he served as first-chair trial attorney; briefing and arguing motions in the Central District of California that resulted in significant sanctions entered against the opposing parties in a § 1983 civil rights action; and a federal appeal of a high school student’s right to a Free Appropriate Public Education under the Individual Disability Education Act.

Active in the community, Daniel has delivered IP presentations and led panel discussions for college students who have been admitted to law school.

Prior to private practice, he served as the law clerk and staff attorney to Judge Mike Herrera of the 383rd District Court in El Paso County, Texas.

While earning his electrical engineering degree, Daniel facilitated the design of a million-dollar project known as the Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) in El Paso, Texas.

Professional and Community Involvement

Member, Intellectual Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association

Member, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association

Member, Hispanic National Bar Association

Honors

Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019

Daniel A. Valenzuela
Associate

As a registered patent attorney and litigator, Daniel Valenzuela delivers problem-solving skills, legal strategies, and zealous advocacy to meet clients’ objectives. He has practiced law for over a decade with a focus on complex patent litigation across the country and post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

EDUCATION

University of North Dakota School of Law, J.D., member of the North Dakota Law Review

University of Texas School of Law, visiting student (concentrating in intellectual property)

University of Florida Board of Trustees, An Agency of the State of Florida, and Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc., a Not-For-Profit Corporation Chartered by the State of Florida v. Hartmann’s Plant Company, (N.D. Florida [Gainesville Division] 2016): Represented the University of Florida and Florida Foundation in a multiple patent case involving blueberry plants. Part of a team to obtain a consent judgment of permanent injunction, willful infringement, and enhanced damages on behalf of the University of Florida.

Simon Nicholas Richmond v. Jiawei Technology (HK) Ltd. et al (3:13-cv-01953 (D.N.J. 2013): Defending 18 manufacturers and retailers in a multiple-patent dispute relating to solar-powered, color-changing outdoor lighting products and certain packaging features relating to similar technology. The actions are consolidated under 3:13-cv-01944. Certain defendants filed IPRs and Reexaminations on some of the asserted patents. The cases remain stayed after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board found all instituted claims invalid. IPR decisions were upheld under appeal before the Federal Circuit. Following briefing on one IPR decision, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the patent owner’s writ of certiorari.

Flywheel Fitness, LLC v. Flywheel Sports, Inc. (E.D. Texas [Sherman Div.] 2013): Part of a team to defend Flywheel Sports, which removed a state trademark case to federal court, dissolved a temporary restraining order and obtained a judgment denying the plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction. The case settled thereafter.

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